Yesterday we celebrated Phyllis’s birthday. She and her husband like to scuba dive and have gone to Bali and Indonesia several times, and so we went to to a restaurant that specializes in the cuisines of both. (We didn’t manage to pull off something like this, because we’re not Phyll, but she understands.)
And if you remember this you’ll see why I thought an elephant fingerpuppet was perfect in that context for the toddler at the next table who was very well behaved for a very long time but was just starting to get a little bit bored.
What was fun was watching how much fun her parents had playing with it with her and how completely it lit up their day. That was absolutely why I do this. It was delightful.
And to the friend who was also at Nina’s Seder (the story’s in here), who planned and helped put on my kids’ wedding receptions, (Wendy of the yellow roses helped too), the person to turn to when you need anything anytime because you know she’ll do anything for you–happy birthday, Phyllis!